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| Karli Sears |
| Education 1996 -1999 Diploma, Glass major Sheridan College School of Crafts and DesignOakville, Ontario, Canada Solo Exhibitions 2002 Embody: New work in felt and glassMaterial Matters, Toronto Selected Exhibitions 2002 SOFA NYCrepresented by Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia 20 x 10 York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto Silent Night AuctionGardiner Museum of Ceramics, Toronto 2001 Celebration:25 Years of Glass Art Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal An Exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Glass Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia Glass @ Sheridan Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, Ottawa Emerging Artists Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal Mental EquipmentHarbourfront Centre, Toronto 2000 Shadow Box Exhibition and Silent Auction The Museum for Textiles, Toronto Canadian Glass: Emerging ArtistsMaterial Matters, Toronto 39th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art ExhibitionCity Hall, Toronto Past/Present Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 1999 Glass at Sheridan: A 20 Year RetrospectiveSOFA, Chicago 38th Annual Toronto Outdoor Art ExhibitionCity Hall, Toronto Northern LightsChappell Gallery, Boston Final Gather Material Matters, Toronto 1998 Sheridan College faculty and student exhibitionGalerie Elena Lee, Montreal International Student Exhibition Glass Art Society Conference, Seto, Japan Exposition des etudiants du Sheridan College Galerie Espace Verre, Montreal Professional experience 2002 - present Resident Artist, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga Instructor, Glassblowing 101 1999 - 2002 Resident, The Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre Created an independent body of work while working in view of the public Taught numerous Glassblowing classes for beginners Workshops 2002 Hiroshi Yamano (2 days)International Creators Series, Harbourfront Centre 2001 Harumi Yukutake, “Glass Plus One” (2 weeks)Corning Museum of Glass Introduction to Jewellery Fabrication (24 hrs total)Harbourfront Centre Studios Marc Petrovic, “ Blown Glass Sculpture”(2 days)Harbourfront Centre 1999 Joan Livingstone, “Sculptural Feltmaking” (3 days) Harbourfront Centre 1998 Rachel Howard, “Applique and Machine Embroidery” (2 days) Harbourfront Centre Awards 2002 Crafts Grant for Individuals Ontario Arts Council 2001 Crafts Grant for Individuals Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant Ontario Arts Council The Pottery Supply House Award for Glass Residents’ Exhibition, Harbourfront 1999 Corcoran Craft Award Sheridan College School of Crafts & Design Silent Night Scholarship Sheridan College School of Crafts & Design 1998 Summer Scholarship for part-time residency Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre Publications 2003 New Glass Review 24 Corning Museum of Glass with “Neues Glas” 2002 Review of “Embody” show Micheal LeBlanc, “Glass Gazette”, summer issue 2001 New Glass Review 22 Corning Museum of Glass with “Neues Glas” 2000 Canadian Glass: A Brief GlimpseDoreen Balabanoff,“This Side Up”Issue No.10 Collections and Commissions Claridge Collection, Montreal Paramount Pictures The Royal Bank of Canada Five Oaks Education & Retreat Centre, Paris, Ontario Private Collections |
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